Cimexomys judithae Sahni 1972 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata

Alternative combination: Paracimexomys judithae

Full reference: A. Sahni. 1972. The vertebrate fauna of the Judith River Formation, Montana. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 147(6):321-412

Belongs to Cimexomys according to J. G. Eaton and R. L. Cifelli 2001

See also Archibald 1982, Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska 1979, Flynn 1986, Horner et al. 2001, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Montellano 1992 and Sahni 1972

Sister taxa: Cimexomys antiquus, Cimexomys arapahoensis, Cimexomys gregoryi, Cimexomys hausoi, Cimexomys minor

Type specimen: Its type locality is Clambank Hollow Quarry, which is in a Campanian/Campanian fine channel fill claystone in the Judith River Formation of Montana

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (7: Montana, New Mexico, Utah collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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